– Michelle Arnold, DVM, MPH UK Ruminant Extension Veterinarian Johne’s (pronounced Yo-knees) Disease is a chronic, fatal disease characterized by profuse, watery diarrhea and weight loss or “wasting” in adult cattle (see Figure 1). Although it is a disease of mature animals, the infection most often begins when newborn calves nurse manure-covered teats contaminated with [...]

– David Hartman, PA Extension Educator, Livestock Rotating livestock frequently can help reduce pasture damage during wet seasons. Grazing cattle during periods of wet weather can damage pasture stands and soil structure. Although some damage is to be expected, there are management practices that can help to avoid or at least reduce some of the [...]

– Josh Maples, Assistant Professor & Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University As covered by David Anderson last week, there were no big surprises in the recent July 1 Cattle Inventory report. The beef cow herd was estimated to be the same as a year ago while the number of heifers held [...]

Max Armstrong shares insight into the European beef trade agreement.

– Clif Little, OSU Extension Guernsey County Stockpiling fescue and orchard grass is generally considered an economical way to extend the grazing season and cut feed costs. The cost of fertilizer and application of nitrogen too late in the growing season will affect the economics of stockpiling. In order to maximize yield from stockpiled forage, [...]

– Michelle Arnold, DVM, MPH UK Ruminant Extension Veterinarian What is Johne’s Disease? Johne’s (pronounced Yo-knees) Disease is a chronic disease of profuse, watery diarrhea and weight loss or “wasting” in adult cattle (Figure 1) caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, commonly referred to as “MAP”. This is a slow, progressive disease that [...]

In this edition of Agri Talk, Duane Rigsby discusses hot weather livestock concerns with OSU Extension Beef Specialist Dr. Steve Boyles.

– Christine Gelley, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Noble County OSU Extension (originally published in the Ohio Farmer on-line) We find more dead tissue in grass stands that are mowed too close. Photo by author All of us have a bad habit here or there that we have developed over time. Bad habits are often [...]

– Dr. Andrew Griffith, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee FED CATTLE: Fed cattle trade was not well established at press. Asking prices in the South were mainly $113 to $114 while ask-ing prices in the North were $186 to $187. The 5-area weighted average prices thru Thursday were $115.43 [...]